subroutine vermdf(mdfrec    ,nrver     ,lundia    ,error     ,gdp       )
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!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
!  $Id$
!  $HeadURL$
!!--description-----------------------------------------------------------------
!
!    Function: Reads version nr. from the 1st record of MD-file
! Method used:
!
!!--pseudo code and references--------------------------------------------------
! NONE
!!--declarations----------------------------------------------------------------
    use precision
    use globaldata
    !
    implicit none
    !
    type(globdat),target :: gdp
    !
    ! The following list of pointer parameters is used to point inside the gdp structure
    !
    integer , pointer :: ifis
    integer , pointer :: itis
!
! Global variables
!
    integer                   :: lundia !  Description and declaration in inout.igs
    integer                   :: nrver  !!  Integer representative of versio
    logical     , intent(out) :: error  !!  Flag=TRUE if an error is encountered
    character(*), intent(in)  :: mdfrec !!  Standard rec. length in MD-file
!
!
! Local variables
!
    integer            :: ihek
    integer            :: ikey
    integer            :: iread
    character(4)       :: versio ! Version nr. of the current package 
!
!
!! executable statements -------------------------------------------------------
!
    !
    !
    ifis  => gdp%gdrdpara%ifis
    itis  => gdp%gdrdpara%itis
    !
    ikey = index(mdfrec(:itis), 'Ident')
    if (ikey==0) then
       nrver = 9999
    else
       !
       !--------Locate # in string
       !        if not found version will be set >>>
       !
       ihek = index(mdfrec(ifis:), '#')
       if (ihek==0) then
          nrver = 9999
       else
          !
          !-----------Read version number which is defined as xx.yy or xxdyy
          !           So we need to skip the middle character
          !
          iread = ifis - 1 + ihek + 16
          versio(1:2) = mdfrec(iread:iread + 1)
          versio(3:4) = mdfrec(iread + 3:iread + 4)
          read (versio, '(i4)') nrver
       endif
    endif
    !
    !-----Test version number of MD-file
    !
    if (nrver<240) then
       call prterr(lundia    ,'G106'    ,' '       )
       !
       error = .true.
    endif
    !
    if (nrver==9999) then
       call prterr(lundia    ,'G107'    ,' '       )
       !
       nrver = 300
    endif
end subroutine vermdf